Apple Loses Bid to Unmask Bloggers' Sources — A California appeals court has smacked down Apple's legal assault on bloggers and their sources, finding that the company's efforts to subpoena e-mail received by the publishers of Apple Insider and PowerPage.org runs contrary to federal law …

Apple v. Does Decision Issued — The Petition for writ of mandate and/or prohibition in Apple v. Does (a.k.a. O'Grady v. Superior Court) was granted today, in a 69-page published decision (PDF). This must mean good news for the Petitioners (that link takes you to the EFF page describing …

On the Apple decision — A very simple editorial on yesterday's decision by the Sixth District Court of Appeals that bloggers are entitled to the same protection as print journalists; that a rich corporation can't control the bloggers that cover it. — 1. The day a U.S. court comes …

Apple v. Does — April 20 Hearing Before Court of Appeals: — EFF Stands Up for Online Journalists' Rights in Apple v. Does — » Frequently Asked Questions about this case — In December 2004, Apple filed a lawsuit in Santa Clara county against unnamed individuals …

Can anyone own "Web 2.0?" — O'Reilly Media have taken a ton of criticism for attempting to enforce a service mark against a nonprofit group in Ireland that wanted to have "Web 2.0" conference. O'Reilly exec Dale Dougherty coined the term Web 2., and O'Reilly used it for a line …

Announcing IE7+ — With the release of Windows Vista Beta 2, I want to announce that we will be naming the version of IE7 in Windows Vista "Internet Explorer 7+". While all versions of IE7 are built from the same code base, there are some important differences in IE7+ …

Top 10 Strangest Gadgets of the Future — This week, our editors have compiled a list of the "Top 10 Strangest Gadgets of the Future", from solar powered LEDs to memory LCD screens, it's all here. Which ones are your favorites? — 10. Citizen's Memory LCD

TALKS COOL BETWEEN MICROSOFT AND EBAY — May 26, 2006 — For several weeks Microsoft has been in discussions about a possible acquisition of online auctioneer eBay, The Post has learned. — According to multiple sources close to the matter, Microsoft has considered buying eBay and merging …

Blackberry-killer plans leaked — Data-only clamshell nears launch — A HIGHLY-PLACED mole in a North American company has attempted to leak details of a data only clamshell to the INQ. The device is intended as a mass market version of the original RIM Blackberry.

Steve Jobs: Iconoclast and salesman — Apple founder's newest store wows fans in Manhattan … NEW YORK - — Brian Williams — If Steve Jobs is synonymous with Apple, then the new glass cube rising up out of the Midtown Manhattan streets is a monument to Steve Jobs. — Brian Williams: Is this your Model T?

Video ads: Your questions answered — A couple of days ago, we launched click-to-play video ads. We thought we'd follow up with answers to some of your top questions: … Google will host the video, and it is user-initiated, so it will not slow down your site and you will not have to pay for the bandwidth.

Feds cut off phone tax after 108 years — A pesky, century-old tax on your phone bill is finally being put to rest. — The Treasury Department said Thursday that it will no longer collect a 3% federal excise tax on long-distance calls and would refund about $15 billion to taxpayers.

The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time — These products are so bad, they belong in the high-tech hall of shame. — At PC World, we spend most of our time talking about products that make your life easier or your work more productive. But it's the lousy ones that linger in our memory long …

TabletKiosk eo Battery Fix — Here is an email from Martin at TabletKiosk. Thanks, Martin, for keeping the heat on Amtek for us!! — Hello John, — We will be sending out a notification later today to all recipients of the initial unit. The repair is hardware based and will require …